Past Projects

Colley Aerospace consulted in the design, fabrication, and certification of several aircraft that fall within the Very Light Jet (VLJ) category. We performed the airworthiness stress and buckling analysis on various composite and metallic components and subsystems.

Colley Aerospace consulted in the design, development, and airworthiness certification of a Horizontal Stabilizer (HSTAB) Leading Edge (LE) structure for a business jet class aircraft.

The Unit Maintenance Aerial Recovery Kit (UMARK) is a system that is currently fielded by the U.S Army. This kit is used to recover disabled and crash-damaged helicopters and drones.

Colley Aerospace consulted in the design, development, and airworthiness certification of a regional jet Horizontal Stabilizer (HSTAB) Leading Edge (LE) structure.

We served as a Structural Mission Lead, representing the structural analysis department for the Spacelab Program Office. We led the Second International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-2) Mission (STS-65) and the Second United States Migrogravity Laboratory (USML-2) Mission (STS-73).

We served as a Lead Structural Engineer for several tasks associated with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Space Station Alpha and Freedom Programs.

We supported a very talented team of engineers to design, manufacture, and certify the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) FASTSAT Satellite flown on the Minotaur IV Launch Vehicle. Using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and classical hand analysis techniques, we performed the stress and dynamics analysis on the entire FASTSAT Satellite, including all payload/experiment interfaces and mission-related equipment.

We supported a very talented team of engineers to design, manufacture, and certify the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) NANOSAIL-D Solar-Sail Satellite flown on the Falcon I and Minotaur IV Launch Vehicles.

We supported a very talented team of engineers to help develop the Hurricane Imaging Radar (HiRAD) and radome structure used on the NASA WB-57 Aircraft. HiRAD, managed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), is an airborne microwave sensor that is used to collect data on the wind fields within strong hurricanes.

Colley Aerospace consulted in the design and development of the Vertical Stabilizer (VSTAB) Leading Edge (LE) for a military transport aircraft.

We have supported several hardware development programs to certify products and systems for HEC and NHEC missions on a wide variety of helicopter platforms.

Colley Aerospace consulted in the design, development, and airworthiness certification of a helicopter engine inlet. We performed the stress analysis and the bird strike analysis on the fiber-reinforced composite and metallic structures that comprise the assembly.

Colley Aerospace consulted in the design and development of a business jet elevator horn structure. We performed the airworthiness stress and dynamic analysis on the fiber reinforced composite and metallic structures that comprised the elevator horn assembly and de-icing system.

We supported a very talented group of engineers in the design and development of a Lightweight Sensor Pod for the SH-60 Seahawk Helicopter. We performed the airworthiness stress and dynamic analysis on the Pod Primary and Secondary Structure.

We served as a Senior Lead Structural Engineer for the Delta III Launch Vehicle Program. We supported a multi-disciplined team of engineers in the design, development, and manufacturing of an upgrade to the Delta family of expendable launch vehicles for the commercial satellite industry.

We served as a Senior Lead Structural Engineer for the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Program. We supported a multi-disciplined team of engineers and technicians in the design, development, and manufacturing of the next generation of expendable launch vehicles for the U.S. Air Force.

We have direct and relevant experience in theater Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) flight and ground testing, an in-depth understanding of lethality damage mechanisms, and experience in the design, analysis, fabrication, and integration of flight hardware and high-speed instrumentation for both ground and flight-testing applications for Ballistic Missile Defense System Targets and Reentry Vehicles.

Colley Aerospace consulted in the design, development, and airworthiness certification of several helicopter cargo nets. We performed the airworthiness substantiation analysis on multiple external/internal cargo nets for a variety of helicopter platforms.

We supported a very talented team of engineers to develop the Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS) Payload currently installed on the International Space Station (ISS). LIS, managed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), is used to acquire and investigate the distribution and variability of cloud-to-ground and cloud-to-cloud lightning.